Colleen O'Dea
Senior Writer and Projects Editor at NJ Spotlight News
Senior Writer and Projects Editor at NJ PBS
Journalist and data wrangler for @NJSpotlightNews. Lifelong Jersey girl. Proud mom and fan of Bruuuuuce. Crocheting is my zen. All my tweets are my own.
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3 weeks ago |
njspotlightnews.org | Colleen O'Dea
On Tuesday voters get their last chance to decide who will be the major party candidates for governor and state Assembly in a year in which a surprisingly large number of New Jerseyans already have shown interest in the races. As of end of day Wednesday, some 340,000 people already had voted by mail or in person. That’s already about 40% of the maximum many thought would vote in this primary.
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1 month ago |
njspotlightnews.org | Colleen O'Dea
This year’s field of six Democrats and five Republicans gives voters options in the gubernatorial primaries. But it can be hard to find the differences among the candidates on some issues. State budget and tax policy, a major component of affordability, is one area where candidates have presented different plans. NJ Spotlight News pulled together candidate positions, looking especially to highlight the differences, ahead of the June 10 primary election.
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1 month ago |
njspotlightnews.org | Colleen O'Dea
Affordable New Jersey is an independent political organization, not required by state law to report any financial activity until 11 days before the June 10 primary. So far, Affordable New Jersey has not filed any disclosures, giving the public no full idea of where its money is coming from and where it’s going. But the group has at least $9.6 million to spend to influence the election. And the only way that is known publicly is because U.S. Rep.
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1 month ago |
njspotlightnews.org | Colleen O'Dea
With four weeks until the primary election, five Democrats running for governor challenged one another aggressively in front of the public Monday for the first time in this race. The candidates tried to distinguish themselves from the pack on a host of issues, which was not always easy, as all hold similar positions in many areas. Sponsored by NJ PBS and WNYC radio, the conversation Monday night among Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-5th), Rep.
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1 month ago |
njspotlightnews.org | Colleen O'Dea
This year, voters will choose a new governor for New Jersey. The state constitution prohibits Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, from seeking a third consecutive term. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have contested primaries to get on the general election ballot for the four-year term. New Jersey’s voter rolls lean Democratic: More than 38% of all registrants are Democrats, compared with almost 24% who are Republicans. Most of the rest are not affiliated with any party.
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371K have voted early so far in NJ. 11% of registered Dems have cast ballots, 6+% of GOP. We could see a turnout much higher than expected. Who that would benefit is a very good question.
